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| - hit up Spoon for date night last weekend and easily had one of the best dining experiences in the 412.
first of all, i have a diesel truck. it's big. like really, really big. and, this sometimes makes valet parking a gigantic pain in the ass. not at spoon. the kids there were actually fighting about who got to drive the beast. extra points there.
second of all, we made the reservation ahead of time through yelp's open table option about four days beforehand. yelp kept reminding us of the reservation every time i logged on, and then Spoon also called to confirm a few hours before our 9pm slot. all in all, super-easy and effective.
third of all, we had one of the best waiters ever - douglas. i liked the cut of this guy's jib from the get-go, and he proved himself to be worthy of a big tip throughout the night. he was extremely attentive while being laidback and very knowledgeable without coming off like a snob.
fourth of all, the sangria was excellent. normally, i like red sangria better than white. but, the white sangria here totally hit the spot. AND, it didn't have all of this ridiculous fruit jammed at the bottom of the glass. we got a carafe, and it was worth it.
fifth of all, the food was amaaaazing. believe the hype about those biscuits: they're goddamn delicious...AND, douglas offered us seconds. for the appetizer, we had the bone marrow & pork belly based on other yelp reviews. while they were both top notch, my former-vegetarian girl keeps asking if we can go back to spoon just so we can have the pork belly, which actually melts in your mouth. for entrees, we had the cod and scallops & prawns -- which were both perfect.
we'll definitely be back once we make it through our date night rotation. five stars for sure!!!
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